8 x SAS/SATA front drive bays
This section provides cable routing information for the server model with 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA front drive 
bays.
•  “Onboard connectors” on page 89
•  “8i/16i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 90
•  “CFF 16i RAID/HBA adapter” on page 91
Onboard connectors
The following shows the cable connections for the 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with onboard 
connectors.
From To
Backplane 1: SAS Onboard: SATA 0, SATA 1
Connections between connectors: 
1  ↔  1 ,  2  ↔  2 ,  3  ↔  3 , ...  n  ↔  n
Figure 35. Cable routing for the 8 x 2.5-inch SAS/SATA configuration with onboard connectors
Chapter 3. Internal cable routing 89